Method for displaying internet page and mobile terminal using the same

ABSTRACT

Information may be displayed on a mobile terminal by receiving information of a first Internet page, displaying the information on a first screen of a display, designating a first area of the first Internet page displayed on the first screen, and displaying the designated first area of the first Internet page on a second screen of the display.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. application Ser.No. 13/083,707, filed on Apr. 11, 2011, which claims priority fromKorean Application No. 10-2010-0092018, filed Sep. 17, 2010, the subjectmatters of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present disclosure relates to an information display method and,more particularly, to a method for displaying an Internet page and amobile terminal using the same.

2. Background

Terminals may be divided into a mobile or portable terminal and astationary terminal based on whether or not the terminals are movable.Mobile terminals may be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehiclemount terminal based on whether or not users can directly carry theterminal.

Terminals may support complicated functions such as capturing images orvideo, reproducing music or video files, playing games, receivingbroadcast signals, and/or the like. By comprehensively and collectivelyimplementing such functions, mobile terminals may be in the form of amultimedia player or device. In order to support and increase functionsof the terminals, improvement of structural part(s) and/or softwarepart(s) of terminals may be considered.

As the rate of using various Internet services through wirelesscommunication networks is increasing, terminals are evolving towardallowing a user to conveniently access an Internet page and viewcorresponding content, beyond a simple Internet site access function.

However, when the user accesses a plurality of Internet pages to accessvarious types of information, each Internet page may be displayed on aseparate window or on a separate tab, the user must change the windowsand tab one by one to check information, which may cause userinconvenience.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Arrangements and embodiments may be described in detail with referenceto the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to likeelements and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile terminal according to anexemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 are overviews of screen displays showing displaying an areadesignated from an Internet page on a user defined screen by a mobileterminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 are overviews of screen displays showing displaying content of anInternet page on a previously demarcated screen area of a user definedscreen by a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 are overviews of screen displays showing adjusting a position ora size of a screen area on which content of an Internet page isdisplayed on a user defined screen by a mobile terminal according to anexemplary embodiment; and

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a method for displaying an Internet pageaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments of the present disclosure may be described below in detailwith reference to the accompanying drawings, where those components maybe rendered by a same reference number that are the same or are incorrespondence, regardless of figure number, and redundant explanationsmay be omitted. In describing the present disclosure, if a detailedexplanation for a related known function or construction is consideredto unnecessarily divert from the gist of the present disclosure, suchexplanation has been omitted but would be understood by those skilled inthe art.

In the following description, usage of suffixes such as ‘module’, ‘part’or ‘unit’ used for referring to elements may be given merely tofacilitate explanation of the present disclosure, without having anysignificant meaning. In describing the present disclosure, if a detailedexplanation for a related known function or construction is consideredto unnecessarily divert from the gist of the present disclosure, suchexplanation has been omitted but would be understood by those skilled inthe art. The accompanying drawings aim to facilitate understanding ofthe present disclosure and should not be construed as limited to theaccompanying drawings.

Overall Configuration of a Mobile Terminal

The mobile terminal associated with the present disclosure may includemobile phones, smart phones, notebook computers, digital broadcastreceivers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Portable MultimediaPlayer (PMPs), navigation devices, and/or the like. It would beunderstood by a person in the art that a configuration according toembodiments of the present disclosure may also be applicable to fixedtypes of terminals such as digital TVs, desk top computers, and/or thelike, except for any elements especially configured for a mobilepurpose.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile terminal according to anembodiment of the present disclosure. Other embodiments andconfigurations may also be provided.

A mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, anAudio/Video (A/V) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, acontroller 180, and a power supply unit 190, and/or the like. FIG. 1shows the mobile terminal 100 as having various components, although itshould be understood that implementing all of the illustrated componentsis not a requirement. Greater or fewer components may alternatively beimplemented.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more componentsallowing radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and awireless communication system or a network in which the mobile terminal100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 mayinclude at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobilecommunication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short-rangecommunication module 114, and a position-location module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive broadcast signals and/orbroadcast associated information from an external broadcast managementserver (or other network entity) via a broadcast channel. The broadcastassociated information may refer to information associated with abroadcast channel, a broadcast program or a broadcast service provider.The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobilecommunication network and/or the broadcast associated information may bereceived by the mobile communication module 112. Broadcast signalsand/or broadcast-associated information received via the broadcastreceiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type ofstorage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 may transmit and/or receive radiosignals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., accesspoint, Node B, and/or the like), an external terminal (e.g., other userdevices) and/or a server (or other network entities). Such radio signalsmay include a voice call signal, a video call signal or various types ofdata according to text and/or multimedia message transmission and/orreception.

The wireless Internet module 113 may support wireless Internet accessfor the mobile terminal 100. This wireless Internet module 113 may beinternally or externally coupled to the mobile terminal 100. Theimplemented wireless Internet access technique may include a WLAN(Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (WorldInteroperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed DownlinkPacket Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term EvolutionAdvanced) and/or the like.

The short-range communication module 114 may support short rangecommunications. Examples of short-range communication technology mayinclude BLUETOOTH, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID), Infrared DataAssociation (IrDA), Ultra-WideBand (UWB), ZIGBEE, and/or the like.

The position-location module 115 may check or acquire a location (orposition) of the mobile terminal 100. One example of theposition-location module 115 is a Global Positioning System (GPS).

The NV input unit 120 may receive an audio or image signal. The A/Vinput unit 120 may include a camera 121 (or other image capture device)or a microphone 122 (or other sound pick-up device). The camera 121 mayprocess image frames of still pictures or video obtained by an imagecapture device in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. Theprocessed image frames may be displayed on a display 151 (or displayunit) or other visual output device.

The image frames processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wirelesscommunication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be providedaccording to configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audible data) via a microphone(and/or the like) in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voicerecognition mode, and/or the like, and may process such sounds intoaudio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted for outputinto a format transmittable to a mobile communication base station (orother network entity) via the mobile communication module 112 in case ofthe phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types ofnoise canceling (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress)noise or interference generated in the course of receiving andtransmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 (or other user input device) may generate inputdata from commands entered by a user to control various operations ofthe mobile terminal 100. The user input unit 130 may include a keypad, adome switch, a touch pad (e.g., a touch sensitive member that detectschanges in resistance, pressure, capacitance, and/or the like due tobeing contacted), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and/or the like.

The sensing unit 140 (or other detection means) may detect a currentstatus (or state) of the mobile terminal 100 such as an opened state ora closed state of the mobile terminal 100, a location of the mobileterminal 100, a presence or an absence of user contact with the mobileterminal 100 (i.e., touch inputs), orientation of the mobile terminal100, an acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of themobile terminal 100, and/or the like, and may generate commands orsignals for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. Forexample, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide typemobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide phone isopened or closed. The sensing unit 140 may also detect whether or notthe power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether or not the interfaceunit 170 is coupled with an external device. The sensing unit 140 mayinclude a proximity unit 141.

The output unit 150 may provide outputs in a visual, audible, and/ortactile manner (e.g., audio signal, image signal, alarm signal,vibration signal, etc.). The output unit 150 may include the display151, an audio output module 152, an alarm 153, a haptic module 154,and/or the like.

The display 151 may display (output) information processed in the mobileterminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phonecall mode, the display 151 may display a User Interface (UI) or aGraphic User Interface (GUI) associated with a call or othercommunication (such as text messaging, multimedia file downloading,and/or the like). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call modeor an image capturing mode, the display 151 may display a captured imageand/or received image, a UI or GUI that shows videos or images andfunctions related thereto, and/or the like.

The display 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display(LCD), a Thin Film Transistor-LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light EmittingDiode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D)display, an e-ink display, and/or the like.

Some of the displays may be transparent or light-transmissive to allowviewing of an exterior, which may be called transparent displays. Atransparent display may be a Transparent Organic Light Emitting Diode(TOLED) display, and/or the like, for example. Through suchconfiguration, the user can view an object positioned at a rear side ofthe terminal body through a region occupied by the display 151 of theterminal body.

The mobile terminal 100 may include two or more displays (or otherdisplay means) according to its particular desired embodiment. Forexample, a plurality of displays may be separately or integrallyprovided on one surface of the mobile terminal 100, or may be separatelyprovided on mutually different surfaces.

When the display 151 and a sensor (hereafter referred to as a touchsensor) for detecting a touch operation are overlaid in a layered mannerto form a touch screen, the display 151 may function as both an inputdevice and an output device. The touch sensor may have a form of a touchfilm, a touch sheet, a touch pad, and/or the like.

The touch sensor may convert pressure applied to a particular portion ofthe display 151 or a change in capacitance and/or the like generated ata particular portion of the display 151 into an electrical input signal.The touch sensor may detect pressure when a touch is applied, as well asthe touched position and area.

When there is a touch input with respect to the touch sensor, acorresponding signal (signals) may be transmitted to a touch controller.The touch controller may process the signals and transmit correspondingdata to the controller 180. Accordingly, the controller 180 mayrecognize which portion of the display 151 has been touched.

A proximity unit 141 may be provided within or near the touch screen.The proximity unit 141 may be a sensor for detecting presence or absenceof an object relative to a certain detection surface or an object thatexists nearby by using a force of electromagnetism or infrared rayswithout a physical contact. Thus, the proximity unit 141 may have aconsiderably longer life span compared with a contact type sensor, andthe proximity unit 141 may be utilized for various purposes.

Examples of the proximity unit 141 may include a transmission typephotoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, amirror-reflection type photo sensor, an RF oscillation type proximitysensor, a capacitance type proximity sensor, a magnetic proximitysensor, an infrared proximity sensor, and/or the like. In an examplewhere the touch screen is the capacitance type, proximity of the pointermay be detected by a change in electric field based on the proximity ofthe pointer. The touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as aproximity unit.

The audio output module 152 may convert and output sound audio datareceived from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in thememory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a record mode,a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and/or the like.The audio output module 152 may provide audible outputs related to aparticular function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a callsignal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audiooutput module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and/orother sound generating device.

The alarm 153 (or other type of user notification means) may provideoutputs to inform about an occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal100. Events may include call reception, message reception, key signalinputs, a touch input, etc. In addition to audio or video outputs, thealarm 153 may provide outputs in a different manner to inform about anoccurrence of an event. For example, the alarm 153 may provide an outputin the form of vibrations (or other tactile or sensible outputs). When acall, a message, and/or some other incoming communication is received,the alarm 153 may provide tactile outputs (i.e., vibrations) to informthe user thereof. By providing such tactile outputs, the user canrecognize an occurrence of various events even if his mobile phone is inthe user's pocket. Outputs informing about an occurrence of an event mayalso be provided via the display 151 or the audio output module 152. Thedisplay 151 and the audio output module 152 may be classified as a partof the alarm 153.

The haptic module 154 may generate various tactile effects that the usermay feel. An example of the tactile effects generated by the hapticmodule 154 is vibration. Strength and pattern of the haptic module 154may be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be combined tobe outputted or sequentially outputted.

Besides vibration, the haptic module 154 may generate various othertactile effects such as an effect by stimulation such as a pinarrangement vertically moving with respect to a contact skin, a sprayforce or suction force of air through a jet orifice or a suctionopening, a contact on the skin, a contact of an electrode, electrostaticforce, and/or the like, an effect by reproducing a sense of cold andwarmth using an element that can absorb or generate heat.

The haptic module 154 may allow the user to feel a tactile effectthrough a muscle sensation such as fingers or arm of the user, as wellas transferring the tactile effect through a direct contact. Two or morehaptic modules 154 may be provided according to configuration of themobile terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store software programs used for processing andcontrolling operations performed by the controller 180, and/or maytemporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images,video, etc.) that are inputted or outputted. Additionally, the memory160 may store data regarding various patterns of vibrations and audiosignals outputted when a touch is inputted to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium includinga Flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro type, a card-typememory (e.g., SD or XD memory, etc), a Random Access Memory (RAM), aStatic Random Access Memory (SRAM), a Read-Only Memory (ROM), anElectrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), aProgrammable Read-Only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magneticdisk, and/or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate inrelation to a web storage device that performs a storage function of thememory 160 over the Internet.

The interface unit 170 may serve as an interface with every externaldevice connected with the mobile terminal 100. For example, the externaldevices may transmit data to an external device, receive and transmitpower to each element of the mobile terminal 100, and/or transmitinternal data of the mobile terminal 100 to an external device. Forexample, the interface unit 170 may include wired or wireless headsetports, external power supply ports, wired or wireless data ports, memorycard ports, ports for connecting a device having an identificationmodule, audio input/output (I/O) ports, video I/O ports, earphone ports,and/or the like.

The identification module may be a chip that stores various informationfor authenticating an authority of person using the mobile terminal 100and may include a user identity module (UIM), a subscriber identitymodule (SIM), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and/or thelike. Additionally, the device having the identification module(hereafter referred to as an identifying device) may take the form of asmart card. Accordingly, the identifying device may be connected withthe mobile terminal 100 via a port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, theinterface unit 170 may serve as a passage to allow power from the cradleto be supplied therethrough to the mobile terminal 100 and/or may serveas a passage to allow various command signals inputted by the user fromthe cradle to be transferred to the mobile terminal 100 therethrough.Various command signals or power inputted from the cradle may operate assignals for recognizing that the mobile terminal 100 is properly mountedon the cradle.

The controller 180 may control general operations of the mobile terminal100. For example, the controller 180 may perform controlling andprocessing associated with voice calls, data communications, videocalls, and/or the like. The controller 180 may include a multimediamodule 181 for reproducing multimedia data. The multimedia module 181may be configured within the controller 180 and/or may be configured tobe separated from the controller 180.

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition processing torecognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed onthe touch screen as characters or images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 may receive external power or internal powerand may supply appropriate power required for operating respectiveelements and components under control of the controller 180.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in acomputer-readable or its similar medium using, for example, software,hardware, and/or any combination thereof.

For hardware implementation, embodiments described herein may beimplemented by using at least one of application specific integratedcircuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signalprocessing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), fieldprogrammable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers,micro-controllers, microprocessors, and/or electronic units designed toperform functions described herein. Such embodiments may be implementedby the controller 180 itself.

For software implementation, embodiments (such as procedures orfunctions described herein) may be implemented by separate softwaremodules. Each software module may perform one or more functions oroperations described herein. Software codes may be implemented by asoftware application written in any suitable programming language. Thesoftware codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by thecontroller 180.

Method for Processing User Input with Respect to Mobile Terminal

The user input units 130 may be manipulated to receive a command forcontrolling operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include aplurality of manipulation units 131 and 132. The manipulation units 131and 132 may be referred to as a manipulating portion, and variousmethods and techniques can be employed for the manipulation portion aslong as they can be operated by the user in a tactile manner.

The display 151 can display various types of visual information. Theinformation may be displayed in the form of characters, numerals,symbols, graphic and/or icons. In order to input such information, atleast one of the characters, numerals, symbols, graphic and icons may bedisplayed in predetermined arrangement in the form of a keypad. Thekeypad may be referred to as a ‘soft key’.

The display 151 may operate as an entire area or may be divided into aplurality of regions so as to be operated. The plurality of regions mayoperate in association with each other.

For example, an output window and an input window may be displayed at anupper portion and a lower portion of the display 151. The output windowand the input window are regions allocated to output or inputinformation, respectively. Soft keys marked by numbers for inputting aphone number and/or the like may be outputted to the input window (ormay be displayed on the input window). When a soft key is touched, anumber and/or the like corresponding to the touched soft key may bedisplayed on the output window. When the manipulation unit ismanipulated, a call connection to the phone number displayed on theoutput window may be attempted or text displayed on the output windowmay be inputted to an application.

The display 151 or a touch pad may be configured to receive a touchthrough scrolling. The user may move an entity displayed on the display151 (e.g. a cursor or a pointer positioned on an icon and/or the like)by scrolling the touch pad. Additionally, when the user moves his fingeron the display 151 or on the touch pad, a path along which the user'sfinger moves may be visually displayed on the display 151. This may beuseful in editing an image displayed on the display 151.

A certain function of the mobile terminal 100 may be executed when thedisplay 151 (touch screen) and the touch pad are touched together withina certain time range. For example, the display 151 and the touch pad maybe touched together when the user clamps the terminal body by using histhumb and index fingers. The certain function may be activation ordeactivation of the display 151 and/or the touch pad.

Exemplary embodiments related to a control method that may beimplemented in the mobile terminal configured as described above may nowbe described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The exemplaryembodiments to be described may be solely used or may be combined to beused. Also, exemplary embodiments to be described may be combined withthe foregoing user interface (UI) so as to be used.

Method for Displaying Internet Page and Mobile Terminal Using the Same

According to a method for displaying an Internet page according to anexemplary embodiment, partial content of each of a plurality of Internetpages may be selectively displayed on one screen (hereafter referred toas a user defined screen) to allow a user to easily recognize aplurality of types of information on a single user defined screen.

The screen area of the user defined screen on which the content of eachof the Internet pages is displayed may change in its position and/or itssize. Content displayed on each screen area of the user defined screenmay be updated periodically or according to Internet page re-accessingbased on a user instruction (i.e., an input signal).

The mobile terminal 100 may execute a predetermined function accordingto a user instruction (input signal) on the screen area. For example,when a particular screen area is touched, the mobile terminal 100 maydisplay entire content of a corresponding Internet page in a separatetab, and may perform a bookmark similarity function activating the tab.

Thus, according to a method for displaying an Internet page, the usermay select only his or her desired content from a plurality of Internetpages and conveniently view the content on a single screen.

Content displayed on a screen may be periodically or intermittentlyupdated, and the user may adjust a screen area on which each content isdisplayed such that the screen area may be provided at a user desiredposition or the screen area may have a user desired size, thus allowingthe user to more conveniently use an Internet service.

The wireless communication unit 110 may access all Internet page. Thewireless communication unit 110 may receive information (such as sourcedata of the Internet page) that may be used for reproducing the Internetpage on the mobile terminal, from the accessed Internet page.

The display 151 may display an entirety or a portion of content of theInternet page accessed by the wireless communication unit 110. A‘screen’ may refer to an entirety or a portion of an image displayed onthe display 151, as the display 151 visually displays image data orgraphic data at one point in time or a “screen” may refer to a displaysurface of the display 151 on which the implemented image is displayed.

The display 151 may display a plurality of Internet pages on one screenor on a plurality of screens. For example, the display 151 may display aplurality of Internet pages in the form of divided screens on a singlescreen.

The display 151 may display a first Internet page on a first screen orchange to a second screen to display a second Internet page on thesecond screen based on a control command from the controller 180. Thedisplay 151 may display a first Internet page on the screen, remove thefirst Internet page from the screen, and display the second Internetpage on the screen.

The first and second screens may be different windows, respectivedivided screens coexisting on a single large screen, and/or may berespective tabs in case of generating a plurality of tabs within asingle window and displaying an object in each tab. The first and secondscreens may be simultaneously displayed on the display 151 and/or may bedisplayed at different points in time.

The controller 180 may transmit a control command to the display 151 todisplay the first Internet page on the first screen. The controller 180may designate a first area of the first Internet page displayed on thefirst screen and display the designated first area on the second screen.The second screen may be the foregoing user defined screen.

The controller 180 may transmit a control command to the display 151 todisplay the second Internet page on a third screen. The controller 180may designate a second area of the second Internet page displayed on thethird screen and display the designated second area along with the firstarea on the second screen (i.e., the user defined screen).

The controller 180 may display the first area and the second area in theform of thumbnails having a same size on the second screen (i.e., theuser defined screen), and/or may display the first area and the secondarea on the second screen (i.e., the user defined screen) such that theyhave a same size and are placed at positions set according to a userinput signal. Examples of thumbnails (or thumbnail images) may bedescribed in U.S. application Ser. No. 12/651,730, filed Jan. 4, 2010,the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Operations or functions of the mobile terminal 100 may be divided into aregistration of content of an Internet page to be displayed on the userdefined screen, a method for displaying a user defined screen or amethod for executing a function, and an adjustment of screen areas onwhich content of each of Internet pages is displayed. The registrationof content of an Internet page to be displayed on the user definedscreen may now be described.

Registration of Content of Internet Page to be Displayed on User DefinedScreen

As discussed above, the controller 180 may designate an area of anInternet page to be displayed on the screen and display the designatedarea on the user defined screen. This process may be understood as aprocess of registering content of an Internet page to be displayed onthe user defined screen.

FIG. 2 are overviews of screen displays showing displaying an areadesignated from an Internet page on a user defined screen by a mobileterminal according to an exemplary embodiment. Other embodiments andconfigurations may also be provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a user selects a function menu (e.g., ‘Add’button) for adding a screen area from a user defined screen 210, themobile terminal 100 may display a window 220 for inputting a URL of anInternet page to be added.

When the inputting of the URL is completed, the mobile terminal 100 mayaccess the target Internet page and display the accessed Internet page230. When the user selects content, an area, and/or a portion 231 to bedisplayed on the user defined screen from the Internet page, the mobileterminal 100 may display the selected content on the user defined screen210.

The mobile terminal 100 may adjust a size or a position of the area onwhich the selected content is to be displayed, based on a predeterminedbasic setting or based on a user input signal. For example, as shown inFIG. 2, the mobile terminal 100 may display the selected content at aposition where the selected content does not overlap with another screenarea being currently displayed on the user defined screen based on apredetermined basic setting.

The mobile terminal 100 may display an area designated from the Internetpage on the user defined screen in various manners other than the methoddescribed above with reference to FIG. 2.

For example, when the user selects a function for adding a screen areafrom the user defined screen 210, the mobile terminal 100 may display apredetermined Internet page list or an Internet page list decided basedon a user's Internet access history. For example, the mobile terminal100 may display a list of Internet pages that have not been registeredto the user defined screen (i.e., that have not been displayed on theuser defined screen) from among Internet pages having a high accessfrequency in consideration of access frequency of each Internet page.

When an Internet page included in the list provides supplementaryinformation in response to a user's query, the mobile terminal 100 maydisplay an additional Internet page list with respect to thecorresponding Internet page. For example, as for an Internet pageproviding a search function, the mobile terminal 100 may additionallydisplay a list of the most searched Internet pages through thecorresponding Internet page, so that the user may select one or moreInternet pages. The mobile terminal 100 may display a list of popularsearch words of the corresponding Internet page, a list of relevantInternet pages with respect to a particular search word, and a list ofInternet pages including a largest number of comments.

When at least one of the Internet pages included in the list isselected, the mobile terminal 100 may access the target Internet pageand display the accessed Internet page. When the user selects content,an area, and/or a portion to be displayed on the user defined screenfrom the Internet page, the mobile terminal 100 may display the selectedcontent on the user defined screen.

The mobile terminal 100 may display a function menu for registering (ordisplaying) the content, the area, and/or the portion of the currentlyaccessed Internet page to (or on) the user defined screen, and whenthere is a user selection of the corresponding function menu, the mobileterminal 100 may display the selected content on the user defined screenin a similar manner as described above.

The controller 180 may designate the content, the area, and/or theportion to be displayed on the user defined screen in various othermanners.

For example, the controller 180 may designate an interior of a polygonhaving coordinates where a touch input signal is received as apexes onthe screen on which an Internet page is displayed, and/or as an area tobe displayed on the user defined screen. When the user performstouch-and-dragging to the right and downward on the screen of theInternet page, the controller 180 may designate an interior of aquadrangle, of which a start point of the tough-and-dragging is a leftupper end apex and an end point of the touch-and-dragging is a rightlower end apex, as the area to be displayed on the user defined screen.

When the user performs a touch input to three or more coordinates on thescreen of the Internet page, the controller 180 may designate aninternal area of the polygon having the coordinates as the apexes as thearea to be displayed on the user defined screen. Alternatively, thecontroller 180 may designate an internal area of a looped curvetouch-inputted on the screen of the Internet page by the user. Thecontroller 180 may also designate an internal area of a quadrangularbased on line inputs designating four sides, as the area to be displayedon the user defined screen.

The controller 180 may change a position or a size of the content, thearea, and/or the portion as designated. The controller 180 may magnify,reduce, and/or shift the designated area. For example, when the userperforms inputting in a drag manner, starting from the apex or one sideof the designated area, the controller 180 may magnify or reduce thedesignated area. When the user performs touch-and-dragging within thedesignated area, the controller 180 may shift the designated area.

A method for displaying the user defined screen or the method forexecuting a function may now be described.

Method for Displaying User Defined Screen or Method for ExecutingFunction

As discussed above, the controller 180 may display an accessed Internetpage on the first screen. The controller 180 may acquire content of theInternet page corresponding to the first area designated in the firstscreen or acquire a screen image of the designated first area anddisplay the same on the second screen (i.e., the user defined screen).

The controller 180 may acquire content to be displayed on the userdefined screen from the Internet page corresponding to the contentthrough the wireless communication unit 110.

For example, when the wireless communication unit 110 receives theentire Internet page, the controller 180 may analyze the correspondingInternet page created according to the format (such as XML, HTML, and/orthe like) to recognize the overall layout (a frame, a table, and/or thelike) of the Internet page, and determine an uppermost URL correspondingto the content selected by the user. The uppermost URL may refer to aURL that is common for all the items included in the content, the area,and/or the portion selected by the user. The controller 180 may accessthe Internet page corresponding to the uppermost URL and acquire thecontent to be displayed within the user defined screen.

When the wireless communication unit 110 receives the entire Internetpage, the controller 180 may store pixel coordinates of an area selectedby the user from the corresponding Internet page, access thecorresponding Internet page, retrieve a captured image corresponding tothe area, and display the captured image on the user defined screen.

The controller 180 may display a plurality of screen areas designatedfrom a plurality of Internet pages on the user defined screen. Thecontroller 180 may display the plurality of screen areas on the userdefined screen such that they have a size adjusted according to a userinput signal or such that they are displayed in the form of thumbnailsadjusted to have a same size. The controller 180 may change the displaymethod between a user designated form and the thumbnail form based on auser input signal.

As discussed above, the controller 180 may designate a first area(content or a portion) to be displayed on the user defined screen fromthe first screen, change the current screen to the second screen (i.e.,the user defined screen), and display the first area on the secondscreen (i.e., the user defined screen). The controller 180 may adjust aposition or a size of the first area such that the first area can bedisplayed without overlapping with content of the already displayedInternet page (e.g., the second area designated from the correspondingInternet page). The size of the first area may be magnified or reduced,or content included in the first area may be magnified or reduced whendisplayed. The second area may be designated from the same Internet pageincluding the first area or may be designated from a different Internetpage.

The controller 180 may display the first area on one of the screen areaspreviously demarcated on the second screen (i.e., the user definedscreen). For example, the controller 180 may demarcate the screen areasof the user defined screen based on a predetermined style sheet orformat, and display content of the Internet page on one of thedemarcated screen areas.

When the user selects an empty demarcated area, the controller 180 maydisplay content of the Internet page on the selected area. When the userselects a demarcated area already occupied by content of a differentInternet page, the controller 180 may shift existing content to adifferent empty demarcated area and display the additional content ofthe Internet page on the user selected demarcated area.

FIG. 3 are overviews of screen displays showing displaying content of anInternet page on a previously demarcated screen area of a user definedscreen by a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. Otherembodiments and configurations may also be provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, when content or an area of an Internet page to bedisplayed on the user defined screen is designated as shown in screen310, the mobile terminal 100 displays the user defined screen includingpreviously demarcated screen areas 320. When the user selects aparticular screen area from the screen, the mobile terminal 100 displaysthe designated content or area of the Internet page on the selectedscreen area 330. The controller 180 may adjust the size of thedesignated content or the area of the Internet page to fit the size ofthe selected screen area such that the content or the area is magnifiedor reduced.

The content (screen area) of the Internet page displayed on the userdefined screen may be updated periodically or based on a user inputsignal. The wireless communication unit 110 may re-access an Internetpage corresponding to the content included in the designated area of theInternet page based on a control command from the controller 180. Thecontroller 180 may re-acquire the content included in the designatedarea through the wireless communication unit 110, update the designatedarea displayed on the user defined screen, and display the same.

The controller 180 may classify the content displayed on the userdefined screen and display the same. For example, the controller 180 maygenerate a plurality of user defined screens, classify contents or areasdesignated from the respective Internet pages by category and displaythem on different user defined screens. The controller 180 may alsodisplay a graphic object (e.g., an icon) indicating a folder (adirectory, a category, and/or the like) on the user defined screen, andwhen a user input signal with respect to the graphic object is received,the controller 180 may display content of an Internet page included inthe folder like the foregoing user defined screen.

There may be various display methods and function execution methods ofthe user defined screen corresponding to a user input signal or a useraction. For example, when content or an area of an Internet page isadded to the user defined screen, the controller 180 may generate a tabfor the corresponding Internet page and display an entirety of thecorresponding Internet page in the generated tab.

When a user input signal is received on a particular screen area onwhich the content of the Internet page is displayed on the user definedscreen, the controller 180 may generate a tab, activate the tab, anddisplay the entirety of the corresponding Internet page on the tab. Forexample, when the user completes a log-in procedure in the Internet pagedisplayed on the user defined screen, the controller 180 may display theInternet page in a separate tab and activate the tab.

When the user executes searching in the Internet page displayed on theuser defined screen, the controller 180 may display a search keyword, asearch history, a search result, and/or the like in a separate tab.

The controller 180 may additionally display a graphic object on the userdefined screen based on a user input signal. The controller 180 may addtext (memo, speech balloon, and/or the like), an icon, an image, video,and/or the like to the user defined screen. The controller 180 may storethe graphic object-added user defined screen in the form of anelectronic document based on a format such as XML, HTML, PDF, and/or thelike.

The wireless communication unit 110 may transmit the user defined screento a remote area. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 maytransmit data such as characters, numbers, symbols, icons, images,video, and/or the like constituting the user defined screen to adifferent terminal or a server of a remote area. The data may be theuser defined screen data itself such as a captured image, and/or may beinformation (such as a URL list, position and size information of thescreen area, and/or the like) that can be used for reproducing the sameuser defined screen at the remote area.

The controller 180 may store the user defined screen in the form of anelectronic document according to a format (such as XML, HTML, PDF,and/or the like), and the wireless communication unit 110 may transmitthe electronic document to the remote area. This function may have asimilar effect to publishing an article created by the user.

Adjustment of a screen area on which content of each of the plurality ofInternet pages is displayed in the user defined screen may now bedescribed.

Adjustment of Screen Area on which Content of Each of the Plurality ofInternet Pages is Displayed in the User Defined Screen

The controller 180 may adjust position or size of the content or thearea of the Internet page displayed on the user defined screen.

FIG. 4 are overviews of screen displays showing adjusting position orsize of a screen area on which content of an Internet page is displayedon a user defined screen by a mobile terminal according to an exemplaryembodiment. Other embodiments and configurations may also be provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a long-touch (press & hold) input is receivedat a particular screen area of the user defined screen on which contentof the Internet page is displayed as shown in screen 410, the mobileterminal 100 discriminately or differentially displays the long-touchinput-received screen area such that it is in an editing mode as shownin screen 420. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100may frame the screen area in the editing mode. The mobile terminal 100may discriminately display the screen area in the editing mode throughhighlighting, shading, coloring, arrow indicating, icon indicating,and/or the like.

The mobile terminal 100 may change a portion of content to be displayedon the screen area in the Internet page as shown in screen 440 based ona drag input signal in the screen area in the editing mode as shown inscreen 430.

The mobile terminal 100 can adjust position or size of the screen areaon the user defined screen in manners other than the method describedabove with reference to FIG. 4.

For example, when the user selects an edge of the screen area and dragsit, the mobile terminal 100 may increase or decrease the size of thescreen area. When the size of the screen area changes, the mobileterminal 100 may magnify or reduce the content of the Internet pagedisplayed on the screen area in a corresponding ratio and display it,and/or may add or reduce an amount of the content of the Internet pageand display it.

When the user selects a screen area and drags the screen area, themobile terminal 100 may change the position of the screen area. Themobile terminal 100 may display a scale mark so that when the useradjusts size or position of the screen area, the size of the position ofthe screen area can be automatically adjusted based on an adjacent scalemark.

The mobile terminal 100 may change position and size of another screenarea correspondingly based on a change in position and size of onescreen area. For example, when screen areas overlap with each otherbased on a change in position or size of a screen area, the mobileterminal 100 may adjust the screen area such that they do not overlapeach other.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method for displaying an Internetpage according to an exemplary embodiment. Other operations, orders ofoperations and embodiments may also be provided.

With reference to FIG. 5, the mobile terminal 100 may access a firstInternet page (operation S510). The mobile terminal 100 may display theaccessed first Internet page on a first screen (operation S530).

The mobile terminal 100 may designate a first area of the first Internetpage displayed on the first screen (operation S530). The mobile terminal100 may designate an interior of a polygon as a first area, where thepolygon has coordinates where a touch input signal is generated on thefirst screen as the apexes. After the first area is designated, themobile terminal 100 may shift, magnify, and/or reduce the designatedfirst area (operation S560).

The mobile terminal 100 may display the designated first area on asecond screen (operation S570). In particular, after the mobile terminal100 changes a current screen to the second screen, it may display thedesignated first area on the second screen. The mobile terminal 100 mayacquire content of an Internet page corresponding to the designatedfirst area or acquire a screen image of the designated first area, anddisplay the same on the second screen.

The mobile terminal 100 may display the first area on one of previouslydemarcated screen areas of the second screen image.

The mobile terminal 100 may display a second area designated withrespect to the first Internet page or a different second Internet pageon the second screen, together with the first area.

The mobile terminal 100 may display the designated first area on thesecond screen such that it does not overlap with the second areadisplayed on the second screen.

The mobile terminal 100 may display the first area and the second areain the form of thumbnails having a same size on the second screen.

The mobile terminal 100 may access the Internet page corresponding tocontent included in the first area and update the display of the firstarea on the second screen (operation S591). The mobile terminal 100 mayadjust position or size of the first area displayed on the second screen(operation S593). The mobile terminal 100 may additionally display acorresponding graphic object on the second screen based on a receivedinput signal (operation S595). The mobile terminal 100 may transmit thesecond screen to a remote area.

An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a mobile terminalhaving an input method that is different from disadvantageous mobileterminals.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a method fordisplaying an Internet page capable of allowing a user to convenientlyview a plurality of Internet pages on one screen and a mobile terminalusing the same.

A method for displaying an Internet page may include accessing a firstInternet page, displaying the accessed first Internet page on a firstscreen, designating a first area of the first Internet page displayed onthe first screen, and displaying the designated first area on a secondscreen.

The method may further include displaying a second area designated for asecond Internet page along with the first area on the second screen.

When displaying the designated first area on the second screen, contentof an Internet page corresponding to the first area may be acquired or ascreen image of the designated first area may be acquired and displayedon the second screen.

The method may further include adjusting a position or a size of thefirst area displayed on the second screen.

A mobile terminal may include a display unit, a wireless communicationunit accessing a first Internet page, and a controller displaying theaccessed first Internet page on a first screen, designating a first areaof the first Internet page displayed on the first screen, and displayingthe designated first area on a second screen.

Partial content of each of a plurality of Internet pages may beselectively displayed on one screen, so a user may easily recognize aplurality of types of information from a single user defined screen.

The above-described method may be implemented as codes that can be readby a processor in a program-recorded medium. The processor-readablemedium may include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppydisk, an optical data storage device, and/or the like. Theprocessor-readable medium may also include implementations in the formof carrier waves or signals (e.g., transmission via the Internet).

Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Theappearances of such phrases in various places in the specification arenot necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when aparticular feature, structure, or characteristic is described inconnection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within thepurview of one skilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, orcharacteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. A mobile terminal comprising: a wirelesscommunication unit capable of receiving information of an Internet page;a touch screen capable of displaying a first window comprising theInternet page; and a controller capable of: designating a first area ofthe Internet page based on a touch input applied on the touch screen onwhich the Internet page is displayed, wherein an image corresponding tothe first area of the Internet page is captured and a URL (UniformResource Locator) related to the image is determined based on thedesignation of the first area of the Internet page; displaying a secondwindow on the touch screen which is different from the first window, andthe second window comprises a plurality of screen areas divided based ona predetermined format, and the second window includes a screen area inwhich the image is displayed, wherein a size of the image on the screenarea is magnified or reduced to fit a size of the screen area; andexecuting a function to access an Internet page corresponding to the URLwhen a control command is received via the touch screen displaying theimage, and wherein the Internet page corresponding to the URL isdisplayed on the touch screen by executing the function.
 2. The mobileterminal of claim 1, wherein one or more other images, eachcorresponding to one or more other designated area of at least oneanother Internet pages, is displayed on one or more other screen areas,and wherein the one or more other screen areas is different from thescreen area and comprised in the second window.
 3. The mobile terminalof claim 2, wherein the image and the one or more other images aredisplayed on the second window without overlapping each other.
 4. Themobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the URL is a common URL for allitems included in a content corresponding to the image selected by thetouch input.
 5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the URL is anuppermost URL corresponding to the content.
 6. The mobile terminal ofclaim 1, wherein the touch input for designating the first area of theInternet page is a drag touch input.
 7. The mobile terminal of claim 6,wherein the controller designate an inner part of a quadrangle definedby the drag touch input as the first area of the Internet page, andwherein the quadrangle comprises a left upper end apex corresponding toa start point of the drag touch input and a right lower end apexcorresponding to an end point of the drag touch input.
 8. The mobileterminal of claim 1, wherein the Internet page corresponding to the URLis displayed on the touch screen via a new window of the touch screen.9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein information comprising theimage is stored in a format of an electronic document.
 10. The mobileterminal of claim 9, wherein the format of the electronic document isone of XML, HTML and PDF.
 11. The mobile terminal of claim 9, whereinthe electronic document corresponding to the information comprising theimage is transmitted to a different terminal.
 12. The mobile terminal ofclaim 1, wherein memo or text is added to associate with the image basedon a user input.
 13. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, themethod comprising: receiving, at a wireless communication unit,information of an Internet page; displaying, on a touch screen, a firstwindow comprising the Internet page; designating a first area of theInternet page based on a touch input applied on the touch screen onwhich the Internet page is displayed, wherein an image corresponding tothe first area of the Internet page is captured and a URL (UniformResource Locator) related to the image is determined based on thedesignation of the first area of the Internet page; displaying a secondwindow on the touch screen which is different from the first window, andthe second window comprises a plurality of screen areas divided based ona predetermined format and includes a screen area in which the image isdisplayed, wherein a size of the image on the screen area is magnifiedor reduced to fit a size of the screen area; and executing a function toaccess an Internet page corresponding to the URL when a control commandis received via the touch screen displaying the image, and wherein theInternet page corresponding to the URL is displayed on the touch screenby executing the function.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein one ormore other images, each corresponding to one or more other designatedarea of at least one another Internet pages, is displayed on one or moreother screen areas, and wherein the one or more other screen areas isdifferent from the screen area and comprised in the second window. 15.The method of claim 14, wherein the image and the one or more otherimages are displayed on the second window without overlapping eachother.
 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the URL is a common URL forall items included in a content corresponding to the image selected bythe touch input.
 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the touch input fordesignating the first area of the Internet page is a drag touch input,wherein an inner part of a quadrangle defined by the drag touch input isdesignated as the first area of the Internet page, and wherein thequadrangle comprises a left upper end apex corresponding to a startpoint of the drag touch input and a right lower end apex correspondingto an end point of the drag touch input.
 18. The method of claim 13,wherein the Internet page corresponding to the URL is displayed on thetouch screen via a new window on the touch screen.
 19. The method ofclaim 13, wherein information comprising the image is stored in a formatof an electronic document.
 20. The method of claim 19, wherein theelectronic document corresponding to the information comprising theimage is transmitted to a different terminal.